Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s political talkshow “Hardball,” has fielded some well-earned criticism for various comments made during his analysis of the State of the Union address. When he was sharing his usually praising opinions of President Obama’s performance, he let slip a shocking personal observation: “I forgot he was black tonight for an hour.” [...]

Gov. Jim Gibbons and Sen. Harry Reid’s staff traded accusations Thursday over the Obama administration’s leaving Nevada out of the stimulus rail transportation plan. A total of 31 states are included in the $8 billion plan, but Nevada’s Maglev project to connect Las Vegas with its Southern California markets was not on the list. “Once [...]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) raised an impressive $2 million in the fourth fundraising quarter, but spent $2.1 million — even more money than he brought in — much of it on campaign advertisements designed to improve his profile. With all that spending, Reid begins the new year with $8.7 million in his campaign [...]

Late last year, when the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was losing members and taking fire from the White House — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Chamber President Tom Donohue to say “Keep your chin up.” “That call was just to remind Donahue who his friends are,” said a source familiar with the conversation. “Reid [...]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he has been “shocked” at the behavior of John McCain since he returned to the Senate from his failed White House bid. “My disappointment — no, that’s the wrong word,” Reid declared angrily. “I’ll try to find a better word. My amazement has been John McCain. I thought he’d [...]

Rep. Dina Titus apologized today for causing U.S. Sen. Harry Reid any political heartburn by privately saying the Democrats — from President Barack Obama to Reid to Titus herself — were “f—ed” and could lose re-election if they failed to learn from last week’s upset GOP victory in Massachusetts. Titus was called to the woodshed [...]

Could you imagine any West Virginia Democrat ever dumping on Robert C. Byrd? Neither can I. He would have cut them at the knees. Even Gov. Okey Patteson backed off in 1952 the first time Byrd ran for Congress and Byrd’s klansmanship first became public knowledge. And yet today’s Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, is [...]

Click here to watch Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yawn as President Obama delivers the State of the Union.

It’s too early to write off the ability of this Congress — still under overwhelming Democratic control — to fall into line and pass a health care bill. But this sure isn’t a good sign: President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be all smiles as the president [...]

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke juggled an interest-rate meeting with phone calls to senators as he rolled up more support for a confirmation vote Majority Leader Harry Reid said may take place Jan. 28 or 29. “He has the votes to be confirmed,” Senator Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, [...]